NUJ GIVES RIVERS POLICE 14 DAYS TO APOLOGIZE FOR ASSAULTING JOURNALISTS OR FACE MEDIA BLACKOUT. (PHOTO).

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  The Rivers State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Rivers State Police Command, demanding a public apology for the assault on five journalists during a peaceful protest in Port Harcourt. Failure to comply, the union warned, would result in a statewide media blackout. In a statement jointly signed by Council Chairman Comrade Paul Bazia and Secretary Dr. Ijeoma Tubosia, the NUJ condemned the police actions as “unprovoked, barbaric, and inhuman,” calling for the immediate identification and prosecution of the officers involved. “The NUJ, as a watchdog of society, will not sit idly by while media practitioners are subjected to barbarism and brutality. Enough is enough,” the statement read, adding that further attacks on journalists would be “vehemently resisted.” The assaulted journalists—Charles Opurum of Channels TV, Allwell Ene of Naija FM, Soibelemari Oruwari of Nigeria Info, Ikezam Godswill of AIT, and Femi Ogunkhilede of Supe...

FG TO ENSURE YOUTHS INCLUSION IN GOVERNANCE.(PHOTO).


FG To Ensure  Youths  Inclusion In  Governance

Federal government says it will ensure youths inclusiveness in it's development initiatives to enable them  contribute to nation building.

Minister of Youth Development, Dr. Jamila Bio-Ibrahim, stated this during her maiden visit to Ilorin the Kwara state capital.

She commended  President Tinubu for giving her the mantle to steer the affairs of youths in the right direction. 

Dr Jamila Bio- Ibrahim said President  Tinubu's led administration is youth driven as most of its policies are geared towards maximizing the potentials embedded in young people for a better Nigeria.

The Minister noted that the Kwara state governor had displayed exemplary leadership in taking cognisance of the roles of women in his administration's  policies and programmes.

In an address of welcome , Kwara State Commissioner for Youth Development, Ms Nafisat Buge, reiterated the state government's commitment in collaboration  with the Federal Ministry of Youth Development towards  ensuring effective youth participation and inclusion in governance and creating an enabling environment for them to thrive.

She described the Kwara State Governor as a pacesetter for youth participation in governance in the country.

In a  remarks, the  Kwara State  Coordinator of  NYSC, Mr.  Olaoluwa Onifade, urged the youths to ensure success of   government  agenda on  nation building  .



 

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